Environment
Radiation from Japanese factories is 168 times the atomic bomb
A newspaper in Japan said that radioactive cesium-137 leaked from Fukushima I nuclear power plant equivalent to more than 168 atomic bombs falling on Hiroshima city duri…
Life
Explore science in everyday life, from weather and health to wildlife, geography, human biology and unusual phenomena around the world.
Latest in Life
Articles & explainers
9,109 published items in this category and its subcategories.
Environment
Super typhoon Nanmadol swept through the Philippines
At least 4 people died and went missing when super typhoon Namadol today directly affected the northernmost region of the Philippines.
Environment
Hurricane Irene continued to rage the United States
Hurricane Irene on August 27 caused power outages and destruction of jetties in North Carolina, whipping Virginia with strong winds and sweeping the coast before attacki…
Environment
Limit climate change with artificial forests
Recently, mechanical engineers have come up with ideas
Environment
Lake changes color in Indonesia
Kelimutu is not famous for its destructive power like many other volcanoes in Indonesia, which is famous for its natural beauty.
Environment
Investigation of the mechanism of the earthquake in Japan
Japanese and international scientists will conduct exploration, studying the mechanism of the March 11 earthquake in the country that has killed tens of thousands of peo…
Environment
The Arctic ice melted four times faster than forecast
US scientists have confirmed that the Arctic ice sheets are thinning at a rate four times faster than the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecast.
Environment
Huge lava lake on Kilauea volcano
Geologists say lava flows continue to flow from the vented mouths of Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, and have created a giant lava lake on the cracks of the eas…
Environment
Radiation from the Fukushima 1 plant has spread to the United States
On August 16, Kyodo news agency said US scientists have discovered a small amount of radioactive sulfur dispersed from Japan's No. 1 Fukushima nuclear power plant on the…
Environment
Lao Cai: The appearance of the 'sun halo' at noon
At noon on August 16, many Lao Cai residents observed the phenomenon of 'Sun halo'. The time of the sun halo appears around 12:30 - 13h20.
Environment
The Arctic emits 62 billion tons of carbon in the 21st century
Recent research shows that the Arctic will move from a carbon-containing state to a carbon source when the permafrost will emit greenhouse gases.
Environment
Japan restarted nuclear power after the tsunami
Japan yesterday approved the first nuclear reactor to resume operations after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Environment
Production of unburnt bricks polymerized from waste
The Prime Minister has approved the program of developing unburnt materials by 2020, in order to make the most of raw materials from bad soil, ash, sand, clean solid was…
Environment
216 tons of oil leaked into the North Sea
Oil company Shell today (August 16) has confirmed 1,300 barrels of oil, equivalent to 216 tons of oil that leaked into the North Sea (England), resulting in a high risk…
Environment
The storm suddenly attacked the festival in Belgium, three people died
A storm over the outdoor music festival in an eastern Belgian city yesterday left at least 3 people dead and 71 injured.